Our pharmacy client is currently seeking an Operations Manager - Designate to support their Central Operations team covering the Midlands.

Within this role you will manage all warehouse functions, ensuring service and performance levels are achieved within defined financial and operational objectives. Reporting into the Head of Operations - North you will lead Depot plans and initiatives by effectively managing the warehouse functions through direct reports on all shift patterns.

As an Operations Manager you will ensure team/Company communications are undertaken within the warehouse; delegating team briefs and project groups to encourage involvement and commitment positively throughout the operation. You will interface with the Warehouse Excellence Team to develop and assist in leading vision and value initiatives.

This role will require the successful applicant to be people focused through regular communications and performance reviews with direct reports and warehouse staff where appropriate. You must have a proven track record of improvement in your current/past role of all disciplines under your responsibility. As part of this role you will be responsible for planning and managing designated resources to undertake day to day responsibilities to achieve service levels and key depot performance targets within employment costs.

This position will undertake the Depot Manager role in the instance of planned/unplanned absence including all day to day operational, personal, quality and regulatory activities, where clear company governance is defined.

It is essential that you can evidence an ability to plan and execute operational plans in their current role(s) within people, budget and deadline targets, can provide working examples of increasing productivity, reducing errors; and eradicating waste within their current role(s). It is essential that you have awareness of MHRA/GDP/ISO procedures and working knowledge and experience of compliance and regulatory audits.

You will be passionate, adaptable and confident and you will be flexible with regards to working hours, being willing to go the extra mile to complete a task if necessary. You must be a confident computer user and be highly organised, enabling you to plan and prioritise both your own workload and that of others. Experience from within the pharmaceutical industry would be advantageous but is not essential.